here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
company; corporation; workplace
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
interview (e.g. for a job)
almost; roughly; approximately
unofficial offer (esp. job offer); tentative decision
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
secondhand bookshop; antiquarian bookshop
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
correction; rectification; mending; repair
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
older sister; lass; young lady
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
connection; link; relationship